Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First [and Second] Session, on H.R.15, to Extend for Five Years Certain Elementary, Secondary, and Other Education Programs, Hearings Held in Washington, D.C. ...: ESEA consolidated programsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 |
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Page 135 - ... or grade or age level selected for such concentration shall, after consultation with the appropriate private school officials, be assured equitable participation in the purposes and benefits of such programs or projects.
Page 249 - The effects of the environments, especially of the extreme environments, appear to be greatest in the early (and more rapid) periods of intelligence development and least in the later (and less rapid) periods of development. Although there is relatively little evidence of the effects of changing the environment on the changes in intelligence, the evidence so far available suggests that marked changes in the environment in the early years can produce greater changes in intelligence than will equally...
Page 135 - Instruction proposes that the language which says that each state "will make available not to exceed 20 per centum of the State's allotment for programs of equivalency for a certificate of graduation from a secondary school
Page 113 - The Commissioner may approve such an application only upon his determination — (A) that payments will be used for programs and projects (including the acquisition of equipment and where necessary the construction of school facilities) which are designed to meet the special educational needs of migratory...
Page 249 - Both types of data suggest that in terms of intelligence measured at age 17, about 50% of the development takes place between conception and age 4, about 30% between ages 4 and 8, and about 20% between ages 8 and 17.
Page 248 - With adult attention, the language development of infants can be accelerated: for example, the more reading infants have been exposed to, the more advanced their language development is likely to be. Love-oriented techniques of child-rearing, and a home atmosphere characterized by relatively high intellectual stimulation, are typical of families whose children are accelerated in language, regardless of the social class from which they come. 8. Research using animals as subjects indicates that they...
Page 248 - The report suggests that the earlier and more intensely mother and child were stimulated to engage in communication around a common activity, the greater and more lasting the gain achieved by the child.
Page 249 - Benjamin S. Bloom, Stability and Change in Human Characteristics (New York: John Wiley, 1964); J.
Page 249 - There is little doubt that intelligence development is in part a function of the environment in which the individual lives. The evidence from studies of identical twins reared separately and reared together as well as from longitudinal studies in which the characteristics of the environments are studied in relation to changes in intelligence test scores indicate that the level of measured general intelligence is partially determined...